The Discipline Hall was unusually quiet tonight.
Xiao Yuhan had just finished washing up and was about to take off her clothes and go to bed when there was a sudden knock on the door.
Xiao Yuhan thought to herself that at this hour, it would be Bai Yao and no one else, so she immediately said, "Come in!"
Bai Yao seemed to be in a bad mood. She didn't say anything after entering the room and sat down at the table opposite.
"Yao'er, what's the matter so late?"
"Yao'er can't sleep. There's a question I've been wanting to ask Master."
Xiao Yuhan got dressed and sat on the edge of the bed. "Ask me whatever you need!"
"Then...is Xiao Ruzhen Master's daughter?"
Xiao Ru was a name Miao Xiaodie chose herself in order to conceal her identity. Xiao Yuhan didn't expect this little girl to ask about this today, but as soon as he thought about hiding Miao Xiaodie's identity, he immediately said, "Yes."
Bai Yao stood there, stunned. Moonlight streamed through the window and fell on her face. She whispered, "Didn't Master say that one should wholeheartedly pursue the Dao and not concern oneself with worldly affairs?"
Thinking of concealing the truth from Bai Yao, Xiao Yuhan could only continue making up a story: "Although I am a cultivator, I am not a true immortal. I met someone I love, and we fell in love."
"Mutual affection..." The girl's expression was very forlorn, but she still forced a smile, though anyone could tell that the smile was insincere. She cautiously probed, "What kind of person is Master... Master's wife?"
Xiao Yuhan continued to make up stories, "She was dressed in flowing white robes, with a face like a fairy, and was a very gentle woman."
Bai Yao clenched her right hand tightly with her left, her hand trembling. Judging from her emotions, it wasn't anger, but rather fear and terror. Tears welled up in her eyes, but she still forced back them as she asked, "Master... when are you going to bring Master's wife back?"
Xiao Yuhan felt a little strange about Bai Yao's reaction, but didn't take it seriously. "She's no longer alive..."
Hearing this, Bai Yao's trembling hands stopped, and her emotions stabilized slightly. "I'm sorry, Master... Yao'er didn't mean it. Then... then... does Master still love Master's wife?"
Xiao Yuhan said in a deliberately profound tone, "The deceased will live on forever in our hearts. Alright, girl, go back and rest."
Bai Yao stood there, lost in thought for a long time. She lowered her head, as if she had lost her soul.
After a long while, she got up and walked silently to the door. Xiao Yuhan was just about to get into bed when Bai Yao turned back to look at her master. "Master, you always say that you are single-mindedly pursuing the Dao because you don't want to like anyone else after your wife died?"
Xiao Yuhan did not answer the question, but simply shook his head and said gently, "Yao'er, go back and rest quickly."
Unexpectedly, the little girl remained unmoved and asked with a firm gaze, "Can Master's heart still accommodate others?"
This question stunned Xiao Yuhan, but he was already a little tired and didn't want to say anything more. After all, this was a lie he had made up to hide Miao Xiaodie's identity, and it didn't matter how he made it up. So he said, "No, I won't have anyone else in my heart."
After hearing this, Bai Yao walked out of the door in a daze. Tonight, she did not go back to her room, but went to the top of the mountain behind the Discipline Hall by herself. There was a pavilion at the top of the mountain. When she was very young, she would come here to feel the breeze when she was bullied by her senior brothers and sisters. Perhaps only the refreshing evening breeze in the mountains could soothe the girl's turbulent and uneasy heart.
Bai Yao walked and cried, but this time she didn't cry out loud. She was clearly in great pain, but her face remained expressionless, and tears kept flowing from her eyes.
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As night fell, Xiao Yuhan had just fallen asleep when she suddenly sat up.
As if sensing something amiss, a cold glint flashed in his eyes. "Hmph, interesting. So, they're not planning to let me sleep tonight..."
Xiao Yuhan got up and followed the sound toward the dungeon behind the Discipline Hall. The Heavenly Sword Sect has a dungeon specifically for imprisoning serious criminals. It is built against the mountain and can be considered a cave. There are formations set up by the ancestors of all generations, and the Discipline Hall is responsible for its management.
There weren't many guards outside the cave, only a few disciples of average strength. After all, even Xiao Yuhan couldn't forcefully break the formation inside. In the Heavenly Sword Sect, only the sect leader and Xiao Yuhan, who was also the Discipline Elder, had a specially made token that could open the formation to release and release prisoners.
Therefore, it doesn't matter whether this place needs to be guarded or not, but Xiao Yuhan still arranged for guards to be stationed here. Even when delivering food, it must be done by a special disciple, since many of those imprisoned inside are demonic beasts that wreak havoc on the world, and of course, there are also heinous criminals.
When Xiao Yuhan followed the man in black to the dungeon in the back mountain, he realized that the man must have come for the prisoners inside.
So they waited at the cave entrance. The woman in black froze on the spot after seeing Xiao Yuhan and did not continue to walk forward. Although she was masked, her figure and eyes showed that she should be a woman.
"Sir, shouldn't you at least greet me before coming to my Discipline Hall in the middle of the night?"
The man in black deliberately lowered his voice, as if trying to disguise his tone, "Elder Xiao, I had no intention of offending you. Could you please pretend you didn't see me and let me go?"
Xiao Yuhan yawned. "Since you're already here, why don't you come sit in my Discipline Hall? I'll brew you a pot of good tea, and we can chat slowly."
"Elder Xiao is too kind. I dare not go with you. I will take my leave now!" As soon as he finished speaking, the man in black prepared to escape.
But how could Xiao Yuhan let her leave so easily? Just as he was about to make a move, a figure suddenly appeared. Xiao Yuhan saw from afar that it was Bai Yao, and immediately put away the immortal sword he had just summoned.
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